Thomas parkinson



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIOE.

THOMAS PARKINSON, OF SPARTA. NEW YORK.

MODE OF CUTTING THE LEATHER FOR HORSE-COLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 2,183, dated July 17, 1841.

To all whom may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS PARKINsoN, of Sparta,in the county of Livingston and State of New York, have invented a newand useful Improvement in the Manufacturing of Collars for Horses, whichimprovement consists in the particular form or pattern to which I outthe leather used for the covering of said collars; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1,is a representation of a linishedcollar, and Figs. 2 and 3 represent the pattern by which I cut theleather, these two pieces when properly united by sewing constitutingthe covering of one half, or side, of the collar.

There is not any novelty whatever in the mere forming of the covering ofone half of the collar from two piecesotl leather, but the novelty is inmy manner of cutting the leather in the particular form adopted by me,and by which a great saving is effected in the use of that material, tothe amount of at least twenty live per cent. The pieces shown in Figs. 2and 3, are drawn to a larger scale than the collar Fig. l, and thesemust, of course, in all cases, be adapted to the size of the collar tobe made, but the respective parts will be in the proportionsrepresented. The piecesFigs. 2 and 3, are to be sewn together in theline a, a, and will, on the collarv form a seam the situation of whichis shown by the dotted lines a, a, Fig. l; these seams being eachcovered by a piece of leather, such as is usually employed to cover andstrengthen this part of the collar. A- ter sewing or stitching the twopieces Figs. 2 and 3, together in the line a, a, they are then united inthe same manner along the lines o, b; the outer edges c, o, c', c', arethen, in the ordinary manner, sewn or stitched together and the coveringof one half of the collar will be thus completed. The seam formed by thejoining of the edges c, c, and c, c', is situated at the junction of theroll, or portion (l, CZ, Fig. l, with the body of the collar, which ismade in the usual way.

Having thus described the nature of my invention, and shown the mannerin which the same is to be carried into effect, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The cutting of the leather which is t0 constitute the covering of thecollar, to a pattern constructed in the manner, of the two piecesrepresented by the Figs. 2, and 3, in the accompanying drawing;preserving in all variations of size, the relative proportions of therespective parts, as herein shown and made known.

THOMAS PARKINSON.

Vitnesses:

THos. P. JONES, GEORGE WEST.

